From Caldecott Honor artist Peter Brown comes a story that shows there's a time and place for everything...even going wild.

Peter Brown is the author and illustrator of many bestselling children's books, including Children Make Terrible Pets and The Curious Garden. He is the recipient of a Caldecott Honor for Creepy Carrots!, two E.B. White Read Aloud Awards, a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book award, and a Children's Choice Award for Illustrator of the Year. Peter's website is www.peterbrownstudio.com.

New York Times Bestseller

Amazon Best Children's Book of 2013

ALSC Notable Children's Book

Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year

School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

A Horn Book Fanfare

Booklist Editors' Choice

Kirkus Best Children's Book of the Year

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Picture Book Winner

*"This is a book made for storytime, with its bold mixed-media illustrations that work almost like a storyboard moving left to right...The happy ending, almost a reverse of Where the Wild Things Are, includes everyone discovering the fun of being at least a little bit wild."

(
The Horn Book, starred review
).

*"There's a lot to go wild for in this picture-book celebration of individuality and self-expression...Hooray for Mr. Tiger and his wild ways."
(
Kirkus, starred review
).

*"Readers who prefer the view from underneath the dinner table will find a kindred soul in Brown's brightly burning character who knows that the wilderness is always waiting, should the need arise."

(
Publishers Weekly, starred review
).

*"This "it's okay to be different" story stands out from other picture books on the topic thanks to Brown's delightfully clever illustrations and masterful compositions...Sure to be an instant read-aloud classic in classrooms and libraries."
(
School Library Journal, starred review
).

"Peter Brown depicts his hero as a bright pop of orange...gleefully escaping to a Rousseau-like tableau of dense ferns, soaring palms and cascading waterfalls."

(
New York Times Book Review
).

Praise for YOU WILL BE MY FRIEND!:

"Finding a friend is less a matter of sheer will than quiet acceptance in this charming new work...Handlettered speech balloons and wood borders give the book a rustic but friendly feel, with endpapers that should not be missed."

(Kirkus Reviews).

"I click with this book. Brown has pushed his style past its smoother beginnings...into a homemade hybrid of pencil and construction paper and even wood. Who knows how he does it, really? The appeal of YOU WILL BE MY FRIEND! is as deep a mystery as friendship, but I'm not interested in delving into its mysteries. I just want to take it to lunch."
(Daniel Handler in The New York Times).

Praise for Children Make Terrible Pets:New York Times BestsellerIndiebound BestsellerNew York Times Best Illustrated Book 2010"Young children may find the role reversal hilarious"
(Kirkus).

"Joyfully animated illustrations"
(The New York Times Book Review).

"Tongue-in-cheek role reversal"
(Publishers Weekly).

Praise for The Curious Garden:New York Times BestsellerALA Notable Books for Children 20092009 Gold Seal Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award2009 NAIBA Picture Book of the Year2010 Indie Choice Book Award Finalist2010 Green Earth Book Award Honor"...a quietly marvellous picture book... Echoing the themes of The Secret Garden, it is an ecological fable, a whimsical tale celebrating perseverance and creativity."
(The New York Times Book Review).